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Henry CUELLAR

CUELLAR, Henry, a Representative from Texas; born in Laredo, Webb County, Tex., September 19, 1955; A.A., Laredo Community College, Laredo, Tex., 1976; B.S., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1978; J.D., University of Texas, 1981; MA., Texas A&M University, Laredo, Tex., 1982; PhD., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1998; lawyer, private practice; member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1987-2001; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States of Representatives in 2002; Texas secretary of state, 2001; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth and to the three succeeding Congress (January 3, 2005-present).

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present